Steen Township, Knox County, Indiana

Steen Township
Township
Fields northwest of Wheatland
Fields northwest of Wheatland
Coordinates: 38°40′02″N 87°17′59″W / 38.66722°N 87.29972°W / 38.66722; -87.29972
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyKnox
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
36.91 sq mi (95.6 km2)
 • Land36.5 sq mi (95 km2)
 • Water0.42 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
479 ft (146 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
803
 • Density22/sq mi (8.4/km2)
FIPS code18-72908[2]
GNIS feature ID453872

Steen Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 803 (down from 900 at 2010[3]) and it contained 361 housing units.[4]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,355—
19001,68624.4%
19101,7272.4%
19201,8718.3%
19301,719−8.1%
19401,484−13.7%
19501,451−2.2%
19601,264−12.9%
19701,121−11.3%
19801,071−4.5%
1990885−17.4%
20009295.0%
2010900−3.1%
2020803−10.8%
Source: US Decennial Census[5]

History

Steen Township was founded in 1857. It was named for Richard Steen, a pioneer settler.[6]

Andrew Nicholson Farmstead was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[7]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.91 square miles (95.6 km2), of which 36.5 square miles (95 km2) (or 98.89%) is land and 0.42 square miles (1.1 km2) (or 1.14%) is water.[3]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  5. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  6. ^ History of Knox and Daviess County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1886. pp. 87.
  7. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


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